Schalke 04 vs Wolfsburg

20 January 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Manuel Gräfe

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Daniel Caligiuri 8’ (pen), 78’
  • Elvis Rexhbecaj 20’

Match summary

Schalke 04 saw off Wolfsburg 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Daniel Caligiuri put Schalke 04 ahead from the penalty spot in the 8th minute, Elvis Rexhbecaj equalised in the 20th minute, and Caligiuri won it in the 78th minute, set up by Weston McKennie.

The chances backed that up: Schalke 04 created 3.03 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.85 from 12.

Match stats

Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
20 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.03 xG 1.73
2.27 Non-penalty xG 1.73
4 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
Kick-off
Daniel Caligiuri
Penalty1-0 (Schalke 04)
8’
20’
Elvis Rexhbecaj1-1 (Wolfsburg)
Half-time1-1
Daniel Caligiuri
Assist: Weston McKennie2-1 (Schalke 04)
78’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Schalke 04
  • Weston McKennie

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.03 1.85 8’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), 1-0 8’ 20’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), 1-1 20’ 78’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), 2-1 78’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.03 1.85 8’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), 1-0 Caligiuri 8’ 20’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), 1-1 Rexhbecaj 20’ 78’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), 2-1 Caligiuri 78’
Schalke 04 3.03 xGWolfsburg 1.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolfsburg attacking Schalke 04 attacking 
8’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Haji Wright (Schalke 04), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 50’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 5’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 20’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 27’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 39’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.31 xG, off target 20’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Ahmed Kutucu (Schalke 04), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 50’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 86’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Steven Skrzybski (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Sebastian Rudy (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Haji Wright (Schalke 04), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 50’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 5’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.47 xG, saved 20’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 27’ Yannick Gerhardt (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 39’ Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04), set piece, 0.31 xG, off target 20’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.28 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Ahmed Kutucu (Schalke 04), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 50’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 86’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ John Brooks (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Steven Skrzybski (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Mark Uth (Schalke 04), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Sebastian Rudy (Schalke 04), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke 04), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (Wolfsburg), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Daniel Caligiuri (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Weston McKennie (Schalke 04), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexander Nübel GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Caligiuri DEF9025 0.940.363
Salif Sané DEF900 0.000.000
Matija Nastasic DEF901 0.310.000
Bastian Oczipka DEF900 0.000.121
Benjamin Stambouli MID900 0.000.032
Sebastian Rudy MID901 0.030.113
Mark Uth MID904 0.800.092
Weston McKennie MID9013 0.100.652
Alessandro Schöpf MID903 0.080.041
Steven Skrzybski FWD901 0.050.091
Suat Serdar Sub10 0.000.601
Ahmed Kutucu Sub11 0.120.000
Haji Wright Sub11 0.600.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Schalke 04 win 43% Bet365 odds 2.20
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.30
Wolfsburg win 28% Bet365 odds 3.40

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Schalke 04 DLDLW
Wolfsburg WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 2-1 Schalke 04, 25 Aug 18 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 1-1 Schalke 04, 18 Dec 19  All Schalke 04 vs Wolfsburg meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.